The National Cycle Archive

The Archive is a designated fund within the Cycle Touring and Countryside Trust and conducts its own financial affairs within the Trust.

The principal objective of the Archive is to preserve the literature of cycling in all its forms.

The Archive is housed in the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick where it is stored under controlled conditions of humidity and temperature. It is catalogued by the archivists at the Centre and much of the Archive is listed on the Centre's website. (www.warwick.ac.uk/services/mrc)

The collection includes the records of many famous manufacturers, cycling clubs and individuals from the formative years of cycling history. There is a large collection of books and magazines.

Visitors are advised that it is not possible to "browse" the archive. Arrangements should be made to examine specific material so that it may be brought to the reading room before a visit.